BLESSINGS BOOMERANG

As we slip deeper and deeper into winter I am reminded of a visit I made years ago to a wood stove manufacturer in Orting Washington. The owner was an older man with a gentle manner and hands like leather from years of working his business. It was cold the day I came so as we talked about a fireplace insert for my home we sat in chairs beside a potbelly stove. He offered me a cup of coffee brewed in a percolator atop the old stove. "Fresh pot", he said.
He patiently explained how the insert would work and because our home was built in 1904 he could make it look like the period and not "modern". (A word he spoke with disdain.) I am sure I spent much more time than was necessary with him that day but it was time well spent.
As I left I noticed a sign on the wall above his desk, it read "BLESSINGS BOMMERANG" . I paused and asked about it. "Have you always found that to be true?" He replied, "Yup...always."
Wisdom, like beauty is all around us, if we notice, This winter as I log on to my computer to comparison shop on Amazon I think of those days and wonder at what we have gained and what we have lost.
While we can't go back. the truth of his sign remains,,,"BLESSING BOMMERANG"...We may not have a potbelly stove...or a percolator...but we can be a BLESSiING to someone.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME, THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.

Hohum...Just another 74 degree November day in Tacoma. I snapped these pictures of our North Tacoma Neighborhood and the Narrows Bridges with Mt. Rainier in the background on my way home from work.

I lived in many parts of the nation in my youth but none holds a candle to our home in Tacoma for these last 40 years.

If you or anyone you know is moving to or from this great South Puget Sound area I would love to help them find the perfect home. Contact me through this Blog or Karin Kay Properties.

MORE GREAT NEWS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF KITSAP COUNTY

The top 10 housing markets of the future
By Venessa Wong of Bloomberg Businessweek
A housing market rebound seems tenuous after the expiration of the homebuyer tax credit, and consumer confidence remains weak due to lackluster employment. (Bing: Find the latest consumer-confidence trends)
But David Stiff, chief economist at Fiserv, says the bottom is near. Home prices in the U.S. have declined 29.5% over the past four years, according to the Fiserv Case-Shiller Indexes. Stiff says prices should form a trough early next year, when median prices will be down an estimated 32.9% from the 2006 peak. By early 2014, they will have climbed about 7.2% from 2010 levels, according to the indexes. Fiserv and Moody’s Economy.com base the housing forecast on factors that include income growth, demographic trends, unemployment rates, foreclosure rates and construction costs. Of 384 places surveyed, the Bremerton-Silverdale area in Washington state had the highest four-year growth forecast, with prices expected to increase 44.7% from 2010 to 2014. Other leading growth markets: Bend, Ore., where prices are expected to jump 33.6% by 2014, and Detroit, with a 33.1% forecast. Markets with the weakest projections: Miami and Naples, Fla., and Atlantic City, N.J., where prices are expected to continue to fall over the next four years.

My Narrows Neighborhood: #1 and #2 IN THE NATION!!!

In these days of gloomy news and doomsday predictions I love the opportunity to bring you good news. Whether you are a home owner now or considering a move to this fabulous South Puget Sound area I call the Narrows Neighborhood take a look at this article about our real eastate market from Yahoo Real Estate. http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/housing-markets-that-will-be-strongest-by-2014.

The predictions of 33% to 44% increases in home values by 2014 rank Bremerton/Siverdale and Tacoma the top two markets in the nation.

If you are looking for a place to invest in real estate, develop land ,purchase your first home or find your retirement castle...come to MY NARROWS NEIGHBORHOOD! You can reach me through this blog or at robrieder1946@gmail.com.

Oops! Is America's bottom showing?

It may still be too early to tell for sure but there are signs that the real estate value free-fall is bottoming out. The AP reports today that for the first time in a long time that nation wide home values had a quarterly increase. Though overall the values are still some 30% lower than 2006 we may be beginning the long slow process of revaluation.

As I have mentioned in previous blogs the Bremerton/Silverdale area was not hit as hard over the last three years as most of the nation. In fact Kitsap County Wa is predicted to be the #1 real estate market in the nation over the next ten years.

In answer to the increasing demand in this area for new housing, new neighborhoods and excellent relocation assistance Karin Kay Properties has long been recognized as #1.\

Whether you are planning a move to this area, or are a developer wanting to locate your next project in the most vibrant, growing and scenic area of America please call Rob at Karin Kay Properties.

Bremerton Silverdale Real Estate Market is Number One!

US News and World Report sure got it right this time. In a recent article this prominent publication confirmed what was already obvious to all who live in or plan to invest in real estate in the Kitsap county area. We are #1!

According to their projections the Bremerton Silverdale area will maintain it's #1 status for the next 10 years. This is particularly good news to those who are planning a long term investment in real estate or who are interested in developing new neighborhoods in a growing and vibrant area.

If this includes you, or if you are a builder looking for land to develop, or a an investor looking for rental properties with a long term up side, or you are moving to this area to find your next home, contact the #1 agency in the #1 area of the nation, Karin Kay Properties!